Public Administration Department
Courses Description
Associate of Arts in Public Administration

PBAD 1371 Introduction to Public Administration

3 Credit Hours

This course is an introduction to the organization and management of the public sector. Topics include intergovernmental relations, overview of different levels of government program management, and management of non-profit agencies.

PBAD 1377 Public Relations in the Public Sector

3 Credit Hours

This course provides skills development in dealing with the public and the media for public sector employees, managers, and public relations specialists. Topics include maintaining positive public image, relating organizational policies to the public interest, and conducting public information programs.

PBAD 1378 Planning and Budgeting

3 Credit Hours

This course is intended to explain the public budgetary process and to familiarize students with the following topics: budget document and budget process; the budget cycle; operating and capital budget; evolution of budget; the balanced budget; functions of the budget office; planning, adopting, implementing and controlling the budget; performance measures for public budgeting and budgeting for capital improvements.

PBAD 2371 Public Sector Management

3 Credit Hours

This course focuses on the general principles of public management and strategies of dealing with internal and external systems, and provides an overview of governmental agencies in the State of Qatar and their interrelationships; goals and objectives; and organizational structure of each agency. Topics include revenue and expenditure patterns, and global influence on governmental agencies.

PBAD 2377 Ethics in the Public Sector

3 Credit Hours

This course examines the practice of ethical standards within public administration with provisions of law in the State of Qatar. Topics include codes of conduct, financial disclosure, conflict of interest, nepotism, and ethical dilemmas.

EMGT 1371 Introduction to Emergency Management

3 Credit Hours

This subject examines the scope and diversity of emergency management and its various functions. The subject also focuses on the theory and concepts of emergency prevention, preparedness, response and recovery, the roles and functions of the key organizations in emergency management and the dynamics that occur in their interrelationships.

SOWK 2370 Social Work and the Law

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: 

This introductory course is designed to provide students with a basic understanding of the law, legal processes, and legal systems as they relate to social work practice as well as introduce students to the field of forensic social work:  the application of social work questions and issues relating to law and legal systems, both criminal and civil.